Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 4, 2011, at 4:43 PM, Jeff Moore wrote: > I think it's also that I'm not intrinsically nearly as interested in > landscapey stuff as in people. I was trying to force it, and > predictably that failed. > > So... I mostly cheat by taking pictures of people, because they > actually interest me. That's a big advantage. But I still take > pictures outside if some aspect of the light or the forms attracts me, > because you shouldn't give up on something just because you aren't > immediately good at it. You have to do it to get better. Maybe > that'll happen with me. You bring up a huge point here Jeff. We must feel something for, or have something to say about the subject; or it's just a sterile document. Having an "interest" in people doesn't equal a "cheat." Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist